Improvement in portable stoves



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NVENTOR music bu WITNESSES ATTORNEYS THE GRAPHIC C0.PHOTDLlTH.39&4-IPARK PLACLNX UNITED SELINA THOMPSON, OF

IMPROVEMENT IN Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.

PEGATONIOA, ILLINOIS.

PORTABLE STOVES.

164,341, dated June 8, 1875; application filed April 23, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SELINA THOMPSON, of Pecatonica, in the county ofWinnebago and in the State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Stoves; and do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference markedthereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a stove, to be used either in the house or out of doors, for bakingand other culinary purposes, as will be hereinafter more fully setforth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, whichrepresents a longitudinal vertical section of my stove.

The body A of my stove is made of double tin in any suitable form, butpreferably in oval shape, and is supported upon legs B B. In one side ofthe stove A is a door, 0, and in the interior of the stove are skeletonshelves or gratings E, upon which the articles are placed to be baked.Near each end of the stove A passes a vertical pipe, D, made ofsheet-iron, galvanized iron, or other suitable material, and extendingthrough the stove and a suitable distance above and below the same. Atthe bottom of each pipe, D, is a projecting hearth, a, and adraft-aperture, b, is made in the side of the pipe above the hearth,which aperture is closed by a slide, d, as shown. Above thedraft-aperture 1), within the pipe is located the grate e, which may beon a line with the bottom of the stove, or below the same, as shown. Thefuel is put in from the top of the pipes D, and ahinged cap, it, at thetop retains the heat and prevents the fuel from burning out too fast.Coal, wood, charcoal, or other fuel may be used, and as the heatradiates directly within the stove articles placed therein will soon bebaked. This stove may be used either in the house or out of doors, andcan be placed in any position where needed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the stove A, having tical pipes D, with hinged caps hh at the top, and provided with hearth a, draft-aperture I), slides d,and grates e at or near their lower ends, all substantially as and forthe purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal this 26th day of March, 1875.

SELINA THOMPSON. [L. s]

Witnesses:

A. THoMPsoN, PASOHAL COBIN.

door 0, and interior shelves E E, and the ver-

